About Ben Affleck

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt was born in Berkeley, California. He got his start in acting as a child, starring in a PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi. However, it was in 1997 that Affleck gained fame when he and his childhood friend, Matt Damon, won an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Good Will Hunting (1997). Soon after, he received major roles in films such as Armageddon (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and Pearl Harbor (2001). Affleck will play Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.